BBC Savile review by November

BBC reveal details about Pollard Newsnight Savile review

Further details have emerged about the BBC's Nick Pollard review into the Jimmy Savile scandal.

It aims to report by mid-November and will look into Newsnight's decision to drop their Savile story, management of the investigation and a blog written by the editor of the programme, Peter Rippon, explaining his decision.

A statement said:

The Chair estimates that, if all the documentation required is provided promptly and in full, he will be able to produce a report during the second half of November 2012.